david a hall wrote:Matt do you work on your own? We sometimes look at each others trims and assess feet, its quite interesting sometimes others opinions. I feel that if a horse is landing lateral first then it will drag the medial heel upwards and inwards making the view down the long axis look high again, it becomes a cycle. Trim the foot with an even trim let it stand and then reassess and see how it looks. Another problem from lateral landing is a lateral toe flare, which can open up the elbow, again pulling the medial heel up and in. A good radius in the toe will also allow the horse to break over evenly and travel straighter and grow straighter. Tb's in plates is a nightmare especially in the winter!!! the feet are like plastercine
Hi David, thanks for your input. I don't quite understand what you mean by dragging the medial heel in and up. Do you mean shunting? If not could you elaborate please?
Its interesting what you say about lateral toe flares, as the horses in question do have these somewhat. The hoof wall is straight from floor to coronet (ie not 'flared' in the true sense) but at a very slightly flatter angle than the medial toe quarter. And I've also noticed they appear to toe out when stationary, but if I were to pull the leg forward and let it hang freely, looking down the cannon bone, they appear to turn in at the fetlock:confused: